Uttering Threat – S.264.1 of the Criminal Code

Uttering threats is a serious criminal offence and can potentially attract imprisonment upon conviction. The legal definition of uttering threat is delineated below: What is the definition of a threat? The definition of uttering threats is given in section 264.1 of the Criminal Code. Anyone can be charged with uttering a threat if they utter, convey or cause any person […]

Sexual Assault – s.271 of the Criminal Code

What is Sexual Assault? Section 271 of the Criminal Code defines the punishment when one accused person is found guilty and convicted of a sexual assault: Everyone who commits a sexual assault is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years or, if the complainant is under the […]

Police drop charges in massive mansion bust

Months after police unveiled a massive bust at an alleged illegal casino at a sprawling mansion north of Toronto, charges have been withdrawn against a central figure in the case — with his lawyers now alleging that police planted evidence and stole watches worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from his bedroom. Now Danielle Robitaille, the lawyer for 52-year-old Wei Wei, has filed […]

Assault – s.266 of the Criminal Code

What is an assault? The definition of assault is given in the Criminal Code at section 265. An assault occurs when a person intentionally applies direct or indirect force to another person without the other person’s consent. An assault can also occur where no force was used, but a person attempts or threatens to intentionally apply direct or indirect force to another. Any […]

OPP reviewed Windsor police handling nine days after 911 call

Windsor police refused CBC’s request to be provided a copy of the OPP’s report CBC News · Posted: Feb 15, 2019 7:41 AM ET | Last Updated: February 15, 2019 Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens and Police Chief Al Frederick. (Dale Molnar/CBC) At least two city councillors are hoping to be shown an Ontario Provincial Police report into how a 911 domestic disturbance call […]

Domestic 911 call to Windsor police chief’s house raises questions

‘Accountability and transparency are very important in a situation like this’: criminal lawyer Jake Shen CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2019 3:51 PM ET | Last Updated: February 14, 2019 Windsor Police Chief Al Frederick shown during a Dec. 2018 interview with CBC Windsor. (Tom Addison/CBC) The Ontario Provincial Police were called in to investigate how the Windsor Police Service handled an […]